BestColleges

AUGUST 21, 2023

California recently enacted new regulations that call on community college professors to employ DEI and anti-racist principles in the classroom. Six California community college professors filed a lawsuit Thursday hoping to block a new rule they say restricts their academic freedom.

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

5 Tips to Recruit and Enroll Latine/x Students in Your Community College. Prospective Latine/x college students in the U.S. are the most likely to choose community college as their first step when pursuing a higher education. Spotlight: Holyoke Community College. Tip #1: Build belonging.

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 17, 2025

The United States puts heavy importance on higher education, which can be seen in its overwhelming number of 4,000 different institutions across the nation. But what state has the most colleges? If youre applying to college, this information also helps you explore different options in your region to find your best fit.

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Admissions Village

JUNE 19, 2024

College: An institution of higher learning offering a course of studies leading to a bachelor's degree. Colleges typically do not have graduate students. Community College : A public institution of higher learning that leads to a 2-year associates of arts or science degree.

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Ruffaloni

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

When election season rolls around, the world of digital advertising can feel like a wild stormespecially for higher education institutions. These campaigns are often targeting the same demographics as higher education institutions, especially younger voters and professionalsaka your prospective students. And guess what?

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BestColleges

APRIL 7, 2023

It's unclear, however, how pervasive these companies are in higher education. OPMs have become a hot topic in higher education policy circles, but for the uninitiated, it can be hard to understand why. The federal government is poised to increase oversight of these partnerships.

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BestColleges

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A new report from The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice at Temple University explores how race and ethnicity impacted students' college experiences during the pandemic. The pandemic intensified students' basic needs insecurity and increased racial and ethnic disparities in higher education, according to the report.

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Ruffaloni

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

When election season rolls around, the world of digital advertising can feel like a wild storm—especially for higher education institutions. These campaigns are often targeting the same demographics as higher education institutions, especially younger voters and professionals—aka your prospective students. And guess what?

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Several new laws in California that affect higher education will go into effect in 2024. The laws include new requirements for the state's public education systems, including price transparency and reports on sexual harassment. Here are some of the bills that will impact higher education and college students.

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BestColleges

MARCH 8, 2023

Community college enrollment fell sharply during the pandemic and hasn't fully recovered. Many students who left community college during the pandemic aren't planning to return, according to a recent New America survey. We've seen 1 in 5 students disappear from community colleges since the pandemic began," Fishman said.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 24, 2023

The recently launched Civic Mapping Initiative is making state-by-state maps of community colleges' accessibility by public transit. The initiative was launched by the Seldin/Haring-Smith Foundation, which found in a previous nationwide analysis that only 57% of primary community college campuses were accessible by public transit.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 10, 2023

Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka called for free community college in a speech to her chamber. Thirty-one states currently offer free community college with varying eligibility requirements, including several of Massachusetts' neighbors.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 9, 2024

Since then, the UCs have implemented policies like Eligibility in the Local Context (ELC)—which guarantees admission to most UC campuses for California applicants with grades in the top 9% of their high school class—and a holistic review to boost enrollment of students traditionally under-represented in higher education.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Blogs Creating a data-informed campus: part 3 Using data to facilitate institutional effectiveness The conversation around data-informed decision making in higher education continues to accelerate. All too often, however, the question of how to capture these data and use them to positively affect the institution remains.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

And many members of Congress have designated funding for higher education as part of the 2023 fiscal year budget. The 2023 budget includes many earmarks for community colleges. Many of those projects are centered around colleges and universities — with dozens of earmarks specifically going toward community colleges.

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 15, 2025

One of your options would be to search for colleges that accept low GPAs. A low GPA wont automatically disqualify you from higher education since many colleges recognize that academic performance alone doesnt define a students potential. Consider community colleges. What is considered a bad GPA?

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EAB

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Since hearing about the Colorado Springs shooting, I’ve been reflecting on my own lived experience as I consider what higher education leaders might do differently to support LGBTQ students while combating the vitriol and widening endorsement of exclusion. -->. 72 Community College Outreach Campaign Ideas. July 21, 2022.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 23, 2024

9 an ambitious plan offering high school students graduating in the top 10% of their class direct admission to colleges within the State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) systems. Spanning 64 campuses, SUNY is the nation's largest state system of higher education, enrolling some 1.3

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EAB

JUNE 1, 2023

Given the extensive barriers individuals with criminal convictions face accessing employment, these policy interventions increase the likelihood of positive workforce placement upon completion of a degree. Mary views Second Chance Pell programs as vital to meeting regional workforce needs—a key pillar for many community colleges.

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Data on California high school students was compiled by the Public Policy Institute of California. California's community colleges are the most popular avenue to pursue higher education. Transfers from community colleges make up a significant percentage of attendees at state universities.

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BestColleges

JUNE 27, 2023

Colleges largely met a "minimum economic threshold" for students, according to a new Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) report, meaning students made as much as high school graduates, plus enough to recoup their investment within 10 years. More than 2,400 institutions enrolling 18.3

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Reformers concentrated their efforts on structures and policies known to have a disproportionate impact on minoritized students, such as developmental education. The ripple effects of the pandemic on higher education will foster new lineages of thought around student success and add to what is already a complex ecosystem of ideas.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Example : On its “Guide to Applying” page, Reed College emphasizes its stance on being a test-blind and test-optional school, an approach that is growing in popularity to make higher education more accessible. . Source: Reed College. Source: Discovery Community College Facebook.

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BestColleges

JULY 14, 2023

Students ages 21-24 will soon be able to take advantage of Michigan's free community college program. Michigan Reconnect, launched in 2021, waives tuition for Michigan residents pursuing an associate degree or certification from one of the state's community colleges. Gretchen Whitmer.

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DC College Counseling

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Third, they concluded that the test-optional policy currently in place “is likely a barrier to Dartmouth identifying less-advantaged students who would succeed at Dartmouth.” Finally, they conclude that the test-optional policy has not increased the number of less-advantaged applicants in the admission pool. Following the U.S.

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BestColleges

MARCH 13, 2024

Rural colleges and universities are key points of access to higher education in their communities — and new research shows that attending a rural-serving institution tends to pay off. higher education landscape. RSIs also tend to enroll more federal Pell Grant recipients than non-RSIs.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

A new survey of high school students reveals attitudes about college and other post-graduation plans. Students believe in the financial payoff of higher education but remain wary of high tuition and loan debt. Respondents from higher-income families have more faith in the value of higher education.

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Black and Latino/a students ages 25 and older, enrolled part time, or attending community college consistently have lower-than-average completion rates. College completion rates are on the rise. The national alliance, which includes higher education systems and institutions in more than 40 states and U.S.

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Great College Advice

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

.” Most states allow high school students to enroll in community college or university courses. Students enroll twice: they earn both high school AND college credits for the same course. In some cases, community college faculty offer these courses in the high school.

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BestColleges

MARCH 26, 2024

The new college will also continue USF's partnership with Cyber Florida , a state-created organization operating out of USF dedicated to cybersecurity research, education, and community outreach.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 16, 2024

Finding a Solution CSAC convened a workgroup with students, campus representatives, and higher education experts to identify pain points for undocumented students when filling out financial aid forms and recommend how federal, state, and campus policies could change to help streamline the process. California Gov.

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EAB

AUGUST 23, 2023

Review these 7 aspects of your basic needs strategy before the semester begins Community colleges play a vital role in higher education, offering affordable and accessible pathways to academic and professional success. Childcare Services: More than two million community college students are parents of children under 18.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

The culminating experience for the EAB Rising Higher Education Leaders Fellowship was the capstone project that substantively contributed to the fellows’ professional advancement and helped solve a pressing challenge facing their home institutions. The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more.

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StandOut College Prep

JANUARY 10, 2025

Political Leadership Scholarship This is for $12,000 scholarship is available to students who are majoring in law, political science, public policy, or public administration with the goal of improving rights for LGBT people. or higher and have applied to an institute of higher education, whether university, college, vocational school, etc.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Blogs Key takeaways from government guidance on SCOTUS’s affirmative action ruling The Department of Education finally issued its eagerly anticipated follow-up guidance on the Supreme Court’s SFFA ruling in September. Did it deliver on enrollment leaders’ hopes and expectations? The answer is complicated.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

They can take courses in economics or physics or mathematics with one of the 27 Nobel Laureates currently on faculty, or study in the unique Woodrow Wilson School, which teaches a multidisciplinary approach to public policy. News and World Report: 1 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education: 5 Where is Princeton?

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BestColleges

JANUARY 25, 2023

The Department of Education announced $30 million in new awards going to colleges and universities. The list includes a variety of state schools, private institutions, and community colleges. Approximately $30 million in grants will be distributed to public state schools, private institutions, and community colleges.

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